Omamu Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Omamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Omamu (28) may also be a first name.

Omamu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Omamu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Omamu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Omamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Omamu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda Omamu is primarily concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 35 percent are found, Pallisa District, where 22 percent are found and Ngora District, where 14 percent are found. Other than Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Omamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Omamu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oimamu918/
Omamus916/
Omamut914/
Ommamu911/
Gomamuh8373/
Oumamou838/
Ousmamu831/
Emamu803,056/
Amamu801,122/
Omemu80298/
Omomu8013/
Umamu802/
Ousmamou771/
Houmamou771/
Amamou732,306/
Omoemu73132/
Amamus7382/
Amamut7355/
Hamamu7325/
Ameamu7311/
Usmamu733/
Ahmamu733/
Emmamu733/
Umahmu732/
Amamud731/
Umamud731/
Amamau731/
Emaamu731/
Emammu731/
Omeumu731/
Amatmu731/
Umaimu731/
Gomomu731/
Asmamu731/
Gamamu731/
Omuimu731/
Oumahmoud71240/
Ouhmaimou711/
Gamamou671,963/
Ahmamou67718/
Hamamou67308/
Hemamou67263/
Hammamu67127/
Umaimau675/
Ammamou675/
Amaimou672/
Homomou671/
Umhamud671/
Hemamuu671/
Ummaimu671/
Omomhou671/
Hamammu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Omamu
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